I watched the 100 best stand up comedians tonight on the TV, was really pleased to see Ross Noble and Bill Hicks in the top ten, cause Bill Hicks inspired me to want to be one, and Ross Noble made me realise that I might be able to do it, even with my brain working the way it does. Bill Hicks was the second coming - God said I've tried love - I know this time I'll try honesty. Still died tho, shitty world isn't it, when not even God can survive in it. I blame all this free will crap. (Think about it)
Couple of surprises though, Jim Davidson was in there, at all, and Bernard Manning, Harry Hill was above Bill Hicks, was really surprised by that. One big non-surprise was how bitchy it was, comedy is famously un-glamourous and depressing backstage. Partly cause it's so competitive, partly cause all the pressure is on you, no matter who writes the jokes. Anyway
The ranking is done by audience voting so that explains the Harry Hill thing, not everyone will have seen Bill Hicks. But then it explains bernard manning and jim davidson too, which reminds you just how many people there are who laugh at that kind of thing. It's not cause they're all racists, it's cause most people don't realise and don't care how cheap and witless that kind of comedy is. they just want a laugh.
So I was rambling, having just watched a couple of hours worth of every famous comedian you've ever heard of, and how much shite actually earns millions. Manning has earned 8 or so million pounds. He's still an arsehole. Eddie Murphy must have earned god knows how much. He's also an arsehole but only in real life, wheres as Manning is also an arsehole when you watch him perform.
So I'm debating now whether to keep the plastic mac look, and just find the silliness that makes the audience relax a bit more, or to ditch the mac and do straight sets and come back to the mac if I want to. That or I could do space boy and go from there. Whatever happens, I'm sticking around, I'm quite good at bonking, but comedy is better. Don't tell Laura though.
I've just done one whole year of performing. a whole fucking year. I've had gigs at least every month and did three weekends of the Fringe and I'd still be gigging now only th'yre booked up for chrimble. Bit of a slack definition but if I was doing it every night I'd be a successful comedian rather than a baby comedian, so that's fair enough.
Just don't put it on your CV as a hobby, come the interview and they ask about your hobbies, you're under enough pressure already aren't you?
